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Steamed buns filled with ground meat and lemongrass

Steamed buns filled with ground meat and lemongrass

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Slices of stale bread, spread with a mixture of ground beef and pork sautéed with lemongrass, steamed, and served with a lime-infused nuoc-mâm sauce.

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Recipe from Đức Anh, Iosraia, Tia sáng mặt trời and 1 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Vietnamese dish gives a new life to stale bread. The slices, filled with fragrant meat seasoned with lemongrass, are steamed.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsteam
  • Estimated cost$7.65 $1.91 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.99
  • $0.94
  • $0.95
  • $1.90
  • $0.21
  • $0.18
  • $1.43
  • $0.78
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Quickly pass the bread under the water without letting it soak, otherwise it will become soggy. Cut it into 2 cm thick slices, either long or round, depending on your preference. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cut the cassava or carrots into small cubes. ≈ 8 min
  3. Finely chop the onion and mince the garlic. ≈ 8 min
  4. Also, chop the lemongrass. Heat some oil in a frying pan and briefly brown the onion, garlic, and lemongrass.
  5. Add the ground beef and pork, and the cassava chunks, to a hot pan. Season with salt, pepper, and fish sauce, and cook until the meat is just cooked through.
  6. Spread the meat evenly over the bread, place in a shallow dish, and steam until the meat is cooked through.
  7. Serve with a fish sauce enhanced with lime juice and chopped chili peppers, and lettuce or mustard leaves for wrapping the slices. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Steamed buns filled with ground meat and lemongrass

  • 1 baguette that is neither fresh nor moldy$0.99
  • 100 g of finely ground beef$0.94
  • 100 g of finely ground pork$0.95
  • 500 g of cassava (or carrots)$1.90
  • 1 onion, chopped$0.21
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 1 lime$1.43
  • 2 tablespoons of fish sauce$0.78
  • salt, pepper, and oil$0.27

Total$7.65

that's $1.91 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 baguette that is neither fresh nor moldy
  • 100 g of finely ground beef
  • 100 g of finely ground pork
  • 500 g of cassava (or carrots)
  • 2 stalks of lemongrass
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 hot chili pepper
  • 1 lime
  • 2 tablespoons of fish sauce
  • salt, pepper, and oil

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